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Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Red Arsenal: a new databank on China’s latest military hardware
The Post’s comprehensive databank visualises each weapon with graphics to help readers understand Beijing’s wide-ranging arsenal.
2. ‘Ignorance and neglect’ mark flawed US policy in China race: Da Wei
The Tsinghua University expert looks at the prospects for a Xi-Trump summit and explains why China is not ready to take the US’ place on world stage.
3. How China’s Gen Z sparked a doll fashion craze – and its impact on the economy

A booming market for miniature clothing has become the latest growth driver in China’s “doll economy” – fuelled by Gen Z’s passion for the toys and the emotional comfort they provide.
4. China bets on AI to pump trillions into economy amid national computing push
China is banking on artificial intelligence (AI) to become a new growth engine, and there are projections that it could add several trillion yuan to the economy by 2035 amid a national push for computing power and a unified data market.
5. China’s new floating wind power tech may rival traditional windmills: engineer

Chinese scientists expect to soon make a breakthrough in airborne wind turbine technology, with the world’s first megawatt-level system set to take flight, according to the project team.
6. China’s yuan fixing rate hits 9-month high after dovish pivot by US Fed chair
China’s central bank has set the yuan’s daily reference rate against the US dollar at the strongest level in more than nine months, as bets on rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are growing following a dovish pivot by its chair, Jerome Powell.
7. Will China’s ‘Great Green Wall’ expand to Mongolia?

China and Mongolia are joining forces to build an ecological security barrier to combat desertification and sandstorms, which may involve an expansion of the Chinese “Great Green Wall” across their shared border. The project is the latest in joint efforts to help slow the spread of desertification in the Mongolian Plateau.


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China’s latest military hardware, Beijing bets on AI boost: SCMP daily highlights

People attend the launch event of the first commercial application of artificial intelligence for the mining industry in China’s Shandong province in 2023. From 2023 to 2028, China’s smart computing power is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 46.2 per cent, a new report shows. Photo: EPA-EFE


Labubu wearing Hanfu doll clothes. Photo: Handout

SAWES’ system uses a helium-filled aerostat to lift lightweight power generation equipment. Photo: Handout

A deadly dust storm blankets Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar in March 2021. Mongolia experiences dozens of sandstorms every year, with the most severe occurring in the spring and early summer. Photo: Xinhua

China’s spy chief pledges more intelligence sharing with Cuba, months after US jitters

A worker in Cuba checks bus parts and accessories one of the Chinese government assistance projects to the country. Photo: Xinhua

Cuban Interior Minister Lazaro Alberto Alvarez Casas (left) meets Chinese Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

China-South Korea ties at ‘a critical juncture’, Wang Yi says amid bid for reset

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, meets Park Byeong-seug, special envoy of South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung, in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua

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From China’s ‘doll economy’ boom to the possible expansion of the ‘Great Green Wall’ to Mongolia, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From China’s ‘doll economy’ boom to the possible expansion of the ‘Great Green Wall’ to Mongolia, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


China’s latest military hardware, Beijing bets on AI boost: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From China’s ‘doll economy’ boom to the possible expansion of the ‘Great Green Wall’ to Mongolia, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. Red Arsenal: a new databank on China’s latest military hardware

2. ‘Ignorance and neglect’ mark flawed US policy in China race: Da Wei

3. How China’s Gen Z sparked a doll fashion craze – and its impact on the economy

From China’s ‘doll economy’ boom to the possible expansion of the ‘Great Green Wall’ to Mongolia, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage